Effective July 1, 2021, our dealer firm, FundEX Investments Inc., will be merging with its sister company, Investia Financial Services Inc. Some of you may have already received correspondence about this in your latest quarterly statement. We would like to emphasize that this change is not the result of an acquisition by a third-party firm…. Read More
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2021 FEDERAL BUDGET Canada’s Finance Minister, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, tabled the 2021 Federal Budget on April 19, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about the deepest and fastest recession, worldwide, since the Great Depression, having an unprecedented impact on the Canadian labour market, with more than 3 million Canadians losing their jobs… Read More
Please note that this will be our final market update until early-May, when the April 30th tax filing deadline has passed. Myles Zyblock, Chief Investment Strategist at Dynamic Funds, has shared his market update for 2021 year-to-date. Please read on below. A New Sherriff’s in Town A seemingly endless wave of government stimulus and the… Read More
On March 31st, we posted a blog on the tax benefits of working from home. The information contained in March 31st blog still applies, but we want to make you aware of a potentially easier reporting method. The Federal Government proposed a “Simplified T2200” during their Fall Economic Statement. Under this proposal, the simplified T2200… Read More
As the CERB winds down, a new program has been proposed to take its place. The Canada Recovery Benefit aims to be effective for 1 year, as of September 27, 2020 and will provide up to $500 per week for 26 weeks to workers not eligible for EI – mainly gig economy & self-employed individuals…. Read More
Yesterday, her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, delivered the Speech from the Throne to open the second session of the 43rd Parliament and outline the government’s agenda (full sentence taken from Canada.ca). Throne speeches do not generally involve exact plans and figures. Yesterday’s speech covered the following high-level themes: -The Wage… Read More